| Show COLUMBIA TAKES THREE STRAIGHTS FROM THE BRITISH CUP challenger fast races and close finishes were recorded in every trial shamrocks actual sailing time in last race less than the columbians but the latter won on time allowance conceded by the shamrock in three straight races columbia has proven her superiority over shamrock II 11 winning one of tl e three in the fastest ime ever sailed by yachts and in what was cons dered shamrock weather wl lie tl e A bencan bodt has proven 1 eiselt to be the finest yacht ever built sl e had to fight hard or every v atory in the first of tl e three races the coin abia crossed the line 31 seconds ahead of her rival which up to that time was the closest finish ever recorded and the race stands as tl e most excia the offie al time 1 however gave the columbia tl e race by 1 15 as the chal langer ow ng to a larger sail area must allo v the columb a 44 seconds time in the th arty mile race the second race in a breeze so strong as to almost fr ahten those aboard the british boat beati er cons dered es senti ally shamrock ass taken by the american yacht in the fastest time ever recorded in such a race 3 13 18 in a thirty mile course beating the brit isher out by two m and fifty two seconds including the time allowance for a close fin sh however friday a race will always remain notable the shamrock although losing on account of time allowance she roust concede crossed the line two seconds ahead of columb a the official t me ives the columb a the race by forty two seconds the official time ho vever favors the columbia about fifteen seconds making the actual sailing time of the shamrock in this race fifteen seconds better than the colu abia in starting the race a s gnal gun is fired two minutes is allowed for the cacere to cross to the start ng line if they cross before the exp ration of the two minutes time is taken when the line is crossed if the boats or either of them do not cross the 1 ne in th s two minutes 1 mil t me is eted as though they had in the last race neither boat got away on time the columbia however fifteen seconds ahead of the shamrock but for the reason above stated the latter boat got no credit for the elapsed t me the starting time is recorded at 11 0 for both boats the line was crossed by the columbia however at 11 17 and by the at 11 3 in the act ual sailing time the shamrock won by seventeen seconds conceding the time allowance 0 forty four seconds the shamrock lost by the narrow mar gin of twenty seven seconds in all three races the shamrock out bailed the columbia in fighting before the w nd in going with the wind the columbia aped her rival in every instance while his defeat gamely sir thomas L nade no atte apt to conceal the honest ril sappo I 1 was very much d sappo anted he said I 1 don t h de tl at I 1 tl ought within fifteen m of tl e fin sh that we had won I 1 was as sure as my life that we 1 ad won wl en I 1 looked around the situation had el anaed and ve had lost it vas a 1 ard blow to be so near winn og and then to lose I 1 should 1 ked to have got one race just by way of on it is a very hard thing to be beaten by a breath by a few beats of the pulse asir thomas rece ved an on al most as great as tl a pa d the columbia he was everywhere congratulated for tl e splendid races he had sailed and for his fail ness and gentlemanly con duct COLUMBIA QUEEN OF THE YACHTING WORLD COLUMBIA linb SECOND RACE in mittet rit tet time in yacht race in gale in the fastest yacht race ever sailed columbia took the second race of the ser es with shamrock it thursday in a glorious whole sail breeze which heeled the b g cup contestants down I 1 their lee rails were awash ID the foaming seas over a triangular course of thirty miles by two and efty two seconds actual time with the forty three seconds which the irish sloop must allo v the american boat on account of her larger sail plan the columb a won the second race of the series by three minutes thirty five see ands the fastest race ever sailed in a cup contest it was not only a royal gle from a spectacular point of view but it was absolutely dec ive as to the merits of the two racing machines there is not a yachting sharp who witnessed the race who is not firmly convinced that the defender is the abler boat blow h gh or blow low beat nac reaching or running and that sir chomas and his merry british tars are doomed to return home empty handed the wind was strong and true blow ing around e knots from the northwest and at every point of rac ing except perhaps running before the wind in which the defender has already taken the measure of the chal lenger the yankee sloop proved her self abler than the watson model from the t mesi e crossed the starting line one minute and thirty four sec ands behind the mug 1 unter until she picked up and passed the irish boat three miles after rounding the second mark columb a a pace was faster and II 11 valiant but vanquished she behaved better than her rival beaching for the first mark ten miles down the long wand bhore with the wind aft the beam she gained twenty two seconds in the closer reach for the second stake ahe gained thirty seconds and in the thresh to windward on the leg home she gained exactly two m autee the yankee victory began with the start when the crafty barr by a tern of mane iveing convinced his ad that he was try ing to cross the line first captain sycamore promptly took the bait and rushing his boat into pos tion sent her away almost in the smoke of the gun thereupon captain barr having accorn pl shed his purpose tacked about back of the line and held off for moie than a minute then with a flying start he went over just before the 1 and cap gun was fired some of the patriots were d until the experts explained that there was no w adward berth in a reach where the boats could lay their course stra ht for the mark and with a po astern where barr could kep his eye on every move of h rival waa the commanding one he watch sycamore like a hawk knowing that when the gap between them was closed the ace was his for the first fifteen miles no human eye could tell wl ch ship if either was gaining so closely were they matched but gradually it became apparent that the columbia was over hauling the flying challenger slowly inch by inch and foot by foot the white boat gained they were going at a terrible pace everything in the altet had to crowd on steam to keep the racers in s and the gait at which they were going left tugs and some of the steamboats astern the guide boat which started fifteen minutes before the racers shot out at full spec 1 but she was hardly able to leg off the distance and get tl e float avei board before the racers were upon her the columb a sailed the thirty miles in 3 13 18 the fastest time ever made in such a race when asked what he thought of the race asir thomas L owner of the E challenger said I 1 admit frankly tl at I 1 got 1 eked by the best boat in a fair and square race and I 1 maintain and believe that there is not a better skipper afloat than captain sycamore byc amore nor a better crew than mine I 1 have a much esteem for my captain and crew as when I 1 came to this side but they can t es they took as much out of the boat as could be taken I 1 am very much d sap pointed at the result added S r thomas and the only consolation is that I 1 know I 1 have been licked by a good honora opponent I 1 know that the wind was true and that tl e columbia won without any flukes THE AMERICA CUP |
